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August 14, 2015

Using Holocaust Memorials to Bash Israel in Germany

Some want to add memorials for “murdered Palestinians.”

In Munich, a controversy has broken out over installing cobblestone-sized brass plaques on the streets, each commemorating a victim of the Nazis who lived nearby. These memorials, known as Stolpersteine (“stumbling stones”), have become a feature of many German cities. Inevitably, writes Benjamin Weinthal, the controversy also involves feelings about Israel:

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